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I wonder how much is due to people driving less. Totally anecdotal, but thanks to remote work, I've barely had a commute nor needed a car since 2012. I was bare

by yosito 8y ago

I wonder how much is due to people driving less. Totally anecdotal, but thanks to remote work, I've barely had a commute nor needed a car since 2012. I was barely ever driving, and I finally sold my car this spring and have been much happier without it. It seems that my lifestyle is trending, so maybe that's having an impact.

ghaff 8y ago
I doubt there's a big impact there for a variety of reasons. - A lot of people who work remotely still need/want cars. In fact, I'd speculate that one reason a lot of people are drawn to remote work is precisely so they don't need to live in expensive, crowded locations. - Remote work is still a fairly small slice. - In many cases, people who commute are commuting further/longer, in part because of housing prices in elite cities. I'm not sure how typical you are. Even though I mostly work remotely, I still drive a fair bit for recreational activities even aside from running local errands (which, in my case, I can't really do without a car).
- PeterStuer 8y ago
  Since I work from home my annual km driven have fallen by 40%.
  - ghaff 8y ago
    I work mostly remotely and I drive fewer miles as well as a result—which is probably typical of most who work mostly or solely remote. But it in no ways affects my need to own a car. Though the car will presumably last longer as a result.
- gwbas1c 8y ago
  > A lot of people who work remotely still need/want cars I work remotely and my wife and I have two cars. We do significantly less miles than when I worked in an office. Often our gas car sits in the garage for 2-3 days unused. This is because we try to do as many electric miles as we can.
- macintux 8y ago
  I definitely drive more working remotely than I would if I commuted to the office. I like to work from different places throughout the day.
  - matwood 8y ago
    You work remote, but you drive further than if you went to the office?
- dorfsmay 8y ago
  But family who had to have two cars can often downsize to one. I doubt it happens a lot though, because you cannot guaranty that you will be able to work remotely in your next job.
- matwood 8y ago
  > - A lot of people who work remotely still need/want cars. Sure, but working remotely means I put gas in my car every 2 weeks instead of every week. I do agree that it's mostly like too small of slice of the population to make a difference yet though.

by yosito 8y ago

ghaff 8y ago

I doubt there's a big impact there for a variety of reasons. - A lot of people who work remotely still need/want cars. In fact, I'd speculate that one reason a lot of people are drawn to remote work is precisely so they don't need to live in expensive, crowded locations. - Remote work is still a fairly small slice. - In many cases, people who commute are commuting further/longer, in part because of housing prices in elite cities. I'm not sure how typical you are. Even though I mostly work remotely, I still drive a fair bit for recreational activities even aside from running local errands (which, in my case, I can't really do without a car).

PeterStuer 8y ago
Since I work from home my annual km driven have fallen by 40%.
- ghaff 8y ago
  I work mostly remotely and I drive fewer miles as well as a result—which is probably typical of most who work mostly or solely remote. But it in no ways affects my need to own a car. Though the car will presumably last longer as a result.
gwbas1c 8y ago
> A lot of people who work remotely still need/want cars I work remotely and my wife and I have two cars. We do significantly less miles than when I worked in an office. Often our gas car sits in the garage for 2-3 days unused. This is because we try to do as many electric miles as we can.
macintux 8y ago
I definitely drive more working remotely than I would if I commuted to the office. I like to work from different places throughout the day.
- matwood 8y ago
  You work remote, but you drive further than if you went to the office?
dorfsmay 8y ago
But family who had to have two cars can often downsize to one. I doubt it happens a lot though, because you cannot guaranty that you will be able to work remotely in your next job.
matwood 8y ago
> - A lot of people who work remotely still need/want cars. Sure, but working remotely means I put gas in my car every 2 weeks instead of every week. I do agree that it's mostly like too small of slice of the population to make a difference yet though.